Self Guided Illustrated Historical Walks

Each book in this series is a self guided historical walk through Annandale. Each walk explores the people and construction of Annandale. Each book covers two decades of Annandales History a hundred years apart. The first book in the series, 1890s Annandale: A Short Walk, covers the 1790s and 1890s.

Destruction, Excavation and Construction

Development Application to Demolish Building

18 August 2011: Last days for 74b Trafalgar Street demolition to commence 24 August 2011

Development Application D/2009/474 lodged 13 November 2009. Leichhardt Council rejected the Application on 14 July 2010. Onsite Inspection and Appeal Hearing listed for 9 November 2010. Appeal adjourned to 15 November 2010. Decision to be given 1pm 16 November 2010. April 2011: New Development Application to build Attic Bedrooms (modification D/2011/156) ..More

1973-2009

Film and Music Production Studio

"MR.K.S. BUTTON DIES AT LAUNCESTON
A Former well-known Burnie business man, Mr Keith Stuart Button, died at Launceston yesterday. Mr Button lived in Burnie for many years, and became manager of the Burnie branch of Buttons Pty Ltd on the retirement of his father, the late Mr CE Button. He himself retired in 1950 because of ill health..."- The Mercury Tuesday 25 May 1954 (page 3)

... After petitioner's return from a trip to England he on several occasions, at Canterbury quarrelled with her because she would not yield to his demands that she should sell her shares in Button's Pty. Ltd., and let him have the money...."- The Argus Tuesday 2 October 1928 (Page 14)

BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEE ANNANDALE
WELL-SITUATED INVESTMENT PROPERTIES AND BUILDING ALLOTMENT. CLOSE TO PARAMATTA ROAD TRAM AND SHOPS.
(1)No 3 COLLINS STREET and No. 74B TRAFALGAR STREET Commodious double fronted one-storey building Tiled Roof. Comprising TWO HOMES.
No 3 having ...front verandah...4 rooms, kitchen bathroom laundry and rear verandah.
No 74b having ..front verandah ..rooms tiled bathrooms cooking...laundry etc.
LAND ...TOTAL RENT ...£139 PER ANNUM
(2)COLO FLATS No 3a COLLINS STREET COMPACT TWO-STOREY BlOCK OF FOUR SELF-CONTAINED FLATS built of brick with tiled roof each flat having verandah hall 3 rooms ...bathrooom....inen press..kitchen. Laundry at rear of premises. TOTAL RENT £236 PER ANNUM
(3)EXCELLENT BUILDING SITE SUITABLE FOR THE ERECTION OF FLAT OR HOME
LOT C, situated at the rear of above described properties having a frontage of 40ft to TRAFALGAR STREET by depth o ....extending to lane at rear.
TORRENS TITLE
Messrs Laurence and Laurence Solicitors for mortgagee
Richardson and Wrench....PUBLIC AUCTION..ROOMS 92 PITT STREETY on FRIDAY 23rd AUGUST 1940 at 11am.The Sydney Morning Herald Saturday 10 August 1940 (page 20)

The neatest correct solution was sent in by Clarice Laraghy. No. 3 Colo Flats, 3a Collins Street. Annandale, for which she receives the prize of 2/6 - CROSSWORD No. 10. (1933, August 12). The Australian Women's Weekly (1932-1982), p. 41. Retrieved April 9, 2011, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article47806691

WEINE - The Friends of Mr ERIC WEINE of Gloucester, are invited to attend the funeral of his loved SON, Maurice (Tony); to leave Knightsbridge, Collins-street, Annandale, THIS DAY [Wednesday 15 July 1925] at 2.15, for Church of England Cemetery, Rookwood, by road, per motor service.
T J ANDREWS Funeral Director
WEINE - The friends of Mr and Mrs H WEINE and FAMILY are invited to attend the Funeral of their loved GRANDSON and NEPHEW; to leave Knightsbridge, Collins Street Annandale, THIS DAY, at 2.15, for Church of England Cemetery, Rookwood.T J ANDREWS, Funeral Director. -The Sydney Morning Herald Wednesday 15 July 1925 (page 13)

By 1922, Sand lists:- White Frederick A is listed at 74a, while Holder James is at 74b, Emmons John at 76, Vassalli John at 78 Trafalgar Street and the Masonic Hall is listed at 110

By 1920, Weine and Co as well as Henry Weine are listed, in sands, at 3 Collins Street. While at 74 Trafalgar Street, Sands lists McAlister HC at 74 Trafalgar Street, and after Collins Street, Weine & Co. Klees Joseph T, Holder James Emmons John W and at 78 Vassali John W.

In the District Court, the jury awarded Annie Gribble, of Annandale, £50 damages against Henry George Weine, a carter, who it is state, came along and started to remove portion of her washing from a line to allow a cart to pass. When she objected he seized her by the throat, and also punched her face, Defendant said she rushed at him lik a bullock, and all he did was to defend himself - Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer Friday 24 November 1916 page 2

In 1914, the Annandale Borough Minutes records that notice has been served on the EJ Weine, regarding an extension of time for hoardings at the corner of Collins and Trafalgar Streets and that building is to be completed. - minute 7949, Volume 4 05 Dec 1910 ~ 08 Jan 1917, Minute Books [Municipality of Annandale] 16797, State Records NSW

"However, Leura was about to change. A consortium of Sydney and Katoomba businessmen engaged Ernest Bonney, a Sydney architect, and Henry Weine, a respected builder, to design and build a grand guesthouse on a large block of land on Leura Mall. ..."Blue Mountains History and Aboriginal Communities

Annandale NSW was historically bounded by Rozelle Bay (Port Jackson/Sydney Harbour), Parramatta Road, Johnston's Creek and White's Creek. However, in 1995, the Annandale boundary was extended across Johnston's Creek to include the part of Camperdown, bounded by Booth Street, Mallet Street and Parramatta Road.

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